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Chocolate Oreo Buttercream Cups

These are basically candy. Sugary, delicious candy. Like a chocolate bar. With Oreos and buttercream frosting. Yum. I made about 40 cups and went through four bags of chocolate chips. FOUR. Seriously! The original recipe is only designed to make four individual cups, which is great if you just want to make a few for yourself. But if you’re trying to feed a large group, get the following:

Prepare according to instructions in the link. I used vanilla extract instead of the vanilla bean seeds because, while I do have a vanilla bean, it was expensive and I’m saving it for something special. I also don’t have those cute little short cups she uses, so I made them in regular muffin cups spread out on a baking sheet. Which made them a lot bulkier with a lot more sugar… hence the label as “candy” far more than “baked good” (there also wasn’t any baking, so there’s that!).

A few things:
~I would use less chocolate next time. As they are in the picture, these basically are pure sugar. Go easy on the chocolate!
~Be generous with the buttercream frosting. It’s fantastic.
~Personalize this! For the holidays, use red/green Oreos. Also, dye the buttercream frosting red or green (I meant to do this but forgot; add ~5 drops of coloring when you’re creaming the butter and keep in mind that the color will dilute as you add the powdered sugar). Since the green Oreos are mint flavored, I’d put crushed candy canes on top instead of sprinkles!

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“The measuring and mixing always smoothed out her thinking processes - nothing was as calming as creaming butter - and when the kitchen was warm from the oven overheating and the smell of baking chocolate, she took final stock of where she'd been and where she was going. Everything was fine.”
― Jennifer Crusie, Maybe This Time

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